Sci-Tech

Shellfish Bonanza Surprises Fishermen
10/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – In the aftermath of typhoon Mekkhala which occurred on October 1, fishermen in the costal communes of Quang Phuc and Quang Tho in the North Central Coastal Province of Quang Binh have seen millions of sweet snails and so long - a kind of...
East Asian environment ministers visit Ha Long City
10/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Environment ministers from Singapore, Myanmar, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and China visited Ha Long city, in the northern province of Quang Ninh, home to the UNESCO world heritage site of Ha Long Bay, on Oct. 10....
East Asian environmental ministers meet in Hanoi
09/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Environmental ministers from 16 East Asian countries gathered at a summit meeting in Hanoi on October 9 to discuss burning issues regarding the environment, climate change and energy. The meeting offers an important opportunity...
HCM City to boast nation’s largest hi-tech health care park
09/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City will boast a 37.54 ha hi-tech health care park, including a modern hospital with 1,750 beds, medical diagnostic centre, a medical training centre and other facilities. Hoa Lam-Shangri-La Healthcare Co. Ltd. will...
5giay.vn victim of DDOS attack
09/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – On October 9, 5giay.vn, a website run by iGO Media Digital Company, issued a press release announcing that the website had suffered a DDOS (distributed denial of service) attack. Prior to that, information about DDOS attacks started...
Mentally ill patients face discrimination
09/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Mental healthcare, though considered a big medical problem of the 21st century, has not received much attention in Viet Nam despite efforts from the Government to raise awareness. Doctor at Mai Huong Daycare Psychiatric Hospital in...
UN pledges further support for bird flu prevention
08/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The United Nations praised Vietnam’s active part in fighting avian influenza and announced that they will continue to support the country in the prevention and control of the epidemic. “The virus is still present here and in a...